Hair waver



- Oct. 1s 1927.

M. c. STEICHEN mm WAVER' Filed March 5. 1927 v 2 Sheets-Sheot 2 IN V EN TOR.

BY M ATTORNEY Patentecl Oct. 18, 1927.

\ i 1,646173 7 U T S ES OF HAIR W'VER.

The obj-eots of this i-rme5ntiondre to p'ror vmd:e practaoal, ;eflic1ent meansfor produomg simple, ine ipensive COHSICOH;i1S}{ft0 use, melatively light in weight .and wlaic h will hold tho lmir undensuflicient ten'si0nto im pa-rt the -desired wavetheneim j The 'fonegong und 0the r desirable objeots are;alitained by novel.forms of constr;ctjon, oOmbinations ancl relations 0'f parts. as will bo -clear from.the following specification.

The dmwingsaccompanying and forn1'1ng part of tlais speoificatlon illustraten numbe r of practical embodiment-s, ofthe inven tion. 7

Figuro l is a fronl; view, and

-Figures 2 and 3 areendviews -illustralzing a pivotally connected form of expanding waver..

Fi gw7es 4 ancl 5 areffr0nt and endyiews respectively of a spring wire form of the devioey Figure 6 is a perspective view of a. spring waver made out of flat Stock.

Figures 7 und 8 a1e cross seotional views as 011 line 14:15 of Figure 6. V Figu1e 9 is a plan-view of thisform of the device.

In Figures 1 to 3 tl1e device is shown construoted in 1:W0 longitudinally separzible parts l, 2 each hzwing curved;prongs 01' hooks 3 generully similar to the structuxx in Patent 1,480638 of January 'l5th 1924.

The two pafis Of the stem zirepivoted together ut uhe opposite ends by piVot studs 19 in lugs 20 projecting angularly from the inner sides of the two parts. A spring 21 connected between t-l1e stucls 01 end oxten sions 22 of the tWo members serves, in coujunction with the an,qulur pivotlugs as a spring toggle (o Snap the members fromthe closecl position indicatecl in Figure 2 into tl1e open o1 expa'nded conditlon shown in Figu1e 3. Angularly projocting lmndles 23 (Ll6 shown proviclecl on the encls oft-11a me1nbers to aicl in thus smxpping rl1e de?ice 'f1om ono position into theothen The cle vice 1nay be 1nacle in a sl.ngle piece of spring 1nato1ial, us inclicated in Figures 4 and 5, where the ste1n is inclioatecl at24 havlnp; the hooks or Prong3- 25 of elasti'c o1 springy material projecting from opposlte sides of the same. This device may be made 0f spring wire o1 otl1er suitable resilient material and it is shown as having integrxl hooks 26 ab tl1e opposite encls of the same' for, I1Qldi;lg t l1oopp0site encls o f the lock of hairL In Figures 6 t0 9 th edevioe. is made of u singlo-pieoe of; ligh;tjl1in shee t metal shoywn .as springygaluminum. havingtho form ofg toncli ng inhstaggered relation fxom 0pp0 desired angle, f01 instance, substantially ab right angles as shownin Figre 7 so thsit thoy will be spread somewhat as sh0wn in F1gure 8 by the tensioning of the hair there over. If tl1e tension is not sufficient after the hair is Wound on the form, the prongs may be pinched together.

The ends of the back are shown as having taperecl extensions 31, 32, turned back .over the top of the same and forming Clips for socuring the ends of the lock. The upper clifip is sho'wn as extending down substantially as far as the second prong so that a lock of l1air Whioh has first been passe'db6- neath the Clip and then carried Under the first prong will, in passing across the back t0 the second prong, overlie tl1e endof the lip ancl so bind it in gripping engagement on the lock. The lower clip is shown as shorter and as n0t extencling quite all the way back to the last pron g so that the end of the lock may be readily passed beneath tl1e Same when inaking it fast. Usually, a f'ew turns of the coil beneath this clip will be suflicient to hold the hair tensioned onwhen made flaf, the encls are rouncled oft as indicated so as to present no shmrp oorners. In. all forms of the invention the prongs can be pinched'together so as to tlghten 01' ble because of the springy or pliable character cf tl1e structure. \Vhat is claimed is:

l. A"hair waver comprising a normally straight but bendable flexible back and integr'ally connccted flexible prongs branched frotn the oppositc sides cf said back and bent from such opposite sicles toward each other 1 ai1d toward a generally parallel relation,

forming yieldable dwn turned hooks beneath which a strancl cf hair laced across the back may be caught, said hooks being yieldable to the strand and capable cf being pincl1ed together to tension the Strand and bendable extensions at thc ends cf ehe back a1id, adapted tc be folded Clown over the back 110 form hooks for securing opposite ends cf the Strand cf halt, all wherebythe strand may be Secured arid prcperly tension(ad by bencling the waver accordingly and whereby because cf its pliability t-he Waver will meet the comfort 01 the wearer.

2. A hair waver comprising a substantially straight back having prongs branched from opposite sides of the same and extending from such opposite sides toward each other and toward a generally parallel relation to thereby providc down turned hooks beneath which a strand cf hair laced across the back inay be caught, said back and prongs including resilicnt springy structural meansenabling the prongs to be pinchedtogether after the strand is interlaced therewith f01 the purpose cf tensioning the strand over the waver.

3. A hair.waver comprising an elongated back of inherently resilient springy flat sheet material haVing integral prongs projecting from the opposite edges cf the same and bcnt lr0m the generally fiat plane cf the backsubstantially ab right angles to said plane t0 thereby provide cl0wn turned hooks beneath which a strancl cf hair laced across the back may bc caught; ancl an integral elongatecl extension at one end of the back bent in reversed relation over the top cf the back and cf suflicient length 130 overlie a plurality cf the turns of hai1 laced acrcss the back.

In witness wherecf, 1 have hereuntc set my band this 2nd clay cf December, 1924.

MARIE CATHERINE STEICHEN 

